Pros
- Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this contest is projected by the predictive model to see 133.0 total plays called: the most out of all the games this week.
- The Panthers have called the 4th-most plays in football this year, totaling a colossal 63.4 plays per game.
- In this contest, Chuba Hubbard is expected by our trusted projection set to position himself in the 98th percentile when it comes to RBs with 17.6 carries.
- While Chuba Hubbard has garnered 40.0% of his team’s run game usage in games he has played this year, the model projects him to be a more integral piece of Carolina’s run game this week at 62.8%.
- This year, the anemic Indianapolis Colts run defense has allowed a colossal 127.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to the opposing side: the 10th-most in the NFL.
Cons
- The Carolina Panthers feature a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, and our trusted projections expect their pass/run mix to tilt 6.2% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized).
- Still weather conditions (like the 3-mph wind being called for in this game) generally correlate with better passing efficiency, increased TD potential, increased pass volume, and reduced rush volume.
Projection
THE BLITZ
77
Rushing Yards